Published Work 2014

"There was a large observation window over the bed. I looked through it at a bluish sun. I had never gotten used to the sight of a new sun. I’ve seen them in shades of blue and red, seen pictures of others that were white and even a dusky brown, and they all looked wrong somehow. I’ve bounced from planet to planet, across galaxies, but no sun had ever looked right except the yellow orb in the sky over Earth." - A tale from The Book of James

"It had begun as the faint sensation of pressure, of something within her that didn’t belong, taking up room where there was none to spare. Now—distinct and undeniable—there was a sensation of movement."

"He reached in and pulled out a small doll. It was an elf carved of small pieces of wood. Its body was covered with green and red cloth. An oversized grin was painted on its face, and its eyes were glossy black and too big for the face."